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The Influence of COVID‐19 on the Composition and Drug Resistance of Pleural Effusion in Shandong Province

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2026.
Our results show that the COVID‐19 pandemic has a significant impact on the detection of pathogens and drug resistance in pleural effusion in Shandong Province. ABSTRACT To analyze the composition and drug resistance changes of pleural effusion in Shandong region from 2017 to 2024, and to provide a basis for clinical empirical treatment and future ...
Wenwen Yu, Shuqing Ma, Fen Xu, Xiangmin Han, Ming Li, Yuanqi Zhu, Sufei Pan, Sujun Hou, Chunqing Ma, Fawen Deng, Shifu Wang, the SPARSS net Working Group, Ningning Ge, Fen Su, Renzhe Li, Fengyan Pei, Chunhua Han, Chengjie Guo, Mingju Hao, Bin Ji, Yan Sun, Xiulei Xue, Mingyan Sun, Yilei Li, Hongyun Cao, Hong He, Fang Wang, Zheng Zhou, Xiaoling Zan, Weiping Zhou, Xuejiao Leng, Chunzhong Dong, Xu Zheng, Shiying Sun, Wei Li, Yongjuan Ma, Jin Li, Xiao‐ying Li, Hongyan Bi, Jinjing Tian, Zhiyong Zhang, Ruifang Yang, Yulong Dai, Xuerong Sun, He Yi, Bo Yu, Fengzhi Bian, Qin Yi, Haiying Chen, Qingling Liu, Guixia Li, Jinfang Guo, Hongning Zhang, Huili Hou, Tao Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Ping Wu, Jiajia Feng, Li‐e Zhang, Junjie Dai, Jie Chen   +60 more
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Unusual presentation of pulmonary hydatidosis mimicking massive pleural effusion

PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020
Massive pleural effusions are commonly caused by malignancy, parapneumonic effusion, and tuberculosis. Parasitic infections are rare causes of massive pleural effusion.
Hanane Haddaoui, Karima Bouytse, Bouchra Daher, Dalal Zagouach1, Mouna soualhi, Jamaleddine Bourkadi   +4 more
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Relationship between serotypes, age, and clinical presentation of invasive pneumococcal disease in Madrid, Spain, after introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the vaccination calendar [PDF]

, 2011
To assess invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) clinical presentations and relationships with age and serotype in hospitalized children (36 months (51.4% for 36 to 59 months and 40.0% for >59 months), while serotype 19A was linked to nonrespiratory IPDs (
Balboa, F., Casado Flores, Juan, Del Castillo, Fernando J., Giangaspro, Elisa, Hernández-Sampelayo, Teresa, Méndez, Cristina F., Otheo, Enrique, Picazo, Juan José, Ruíz Contreras, Jesús, Ríos, Esther   +9 more
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Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or liver cirrhosis with hepatic hydrothorax (HH). With
Brünger, Martin, Frost, Nikolaj, Raspe, Matthias, Ruwwe-Glösenkamp, Christoph, Suttorp, Norbert, Temmesfeld-Wollbrück, Bettina, Witzenrath, Martin   +6 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Pleural Effusion in an Elderly Female With Multimorbidity: A Case Report and Diagnostic Challenge

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
RA Pleural Effusion is a rare but clinically significant extra‐articular manifestation of RA, presenting diagnostic challenges in patients with multimorbidity. This case underscores the importance of considering autoimmune aetiologies in unexplained exudative pleural effusions, particularly when accompanied by joint symptoms or seropositivity.
Aatif Syed, Abdul Kalam Rawther, Pranav Kumar   +2 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscpic muscle transposition for acute empyema. [PDF]

, 2015
Muscle flap transposition is one of the surgical treatment options for empyema with alveolarpleural fistula (APF) or bronchopleural fistula (BPF). This surgical procedure is invasive because it is typically performed by standard thoracotomy. We performed
Kanzaki Masato, Kikkawa Takuma, Maeda Hideyuki, Onuki Takamasa   +3 more
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Once-daily intrapleural urokinase treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion in pediatric patients [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper, we describe our experience in the treatment of childhood empyema using urokinase. Patients' ages ranged from 2 to 12 years. Urokinase (dosage: 3,100 IU/kg/day) was diluted in normal saline to produce 1000 IU/ml (maximum dosage 100,000 IU ...
Bergamini, Barbara Maria, Bianchini, M. A., Biondini, D., Cacciari, A., Ceccarelli, P. L., Durante, V., Repetto, P.   +6 more
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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%).
Hung-Che Huang, Heng-Chung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Fang, Yi-Chieh Lin, Chin-Yen Wu, Ching-Yuan Cheng   +5 more
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Bilateral parapneumonic pleural effusion with pneumothorax in a patient with covid 19 pneumonia: case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Recurrent pyogenic effusion combined with bilateral pneumothorax is a rare complication associated with the COVID−19 infection. Current article presents the case report of a 68-year-old male with the severe community-acquired bilateral polysegmental ...
T. Kalenchic, S. Kabak, Sergey.V. Primak, Y. Melnichenko, O.A. Kudelich   +4 more
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A Parallel Group, 1:1 Randomised, Pilot Study Comparing the Clinical Efficacy and Bleeding Risk Between Low Dose and Standard Dose Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Adults With Pleural Infection

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
This protocol is for the TRAPPE study, a pilot study to serve as preparatory work before proceeding to a full‐scale, multicentre RCT. The feasibility of the study design involving flexibility of dose escalation and various clinical parameters will be tested for suitability as study outcome measurements before proceeding to a full‐scale RCT.
Ken Ka Pang Chan, Christopher Chan, David Shu Cheong Hui, Ai Ling Tan, Y. C. Gary Lee   +4 more
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